From 1995-1998, Renov collaborated with artist Wendy Clarke to create L.A. Link, a project connecting L.A.-area youth from diverse backgrounds via computer-based, interactive video technology. He has served as a jury member for documentary competitions at numerous film festivals including Sundance, Silverdocs, It’s All True (Brazil) and the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival. Renov co-programmed the 51st annual Robert Flaherty Seminar (2005), a weeklong gathering of documentary filmmakers, curators, and educators, creating 20 screening programs and filmmaker dialogues on the theme “Cinema and History.” Renov’s teaching and research interests include documentary theory, autobiography in film and video, video art and activism, and representations of the Holocaust.